Call for papers We invite authors to submit abstracts of research papers for full papers, short papers, panels, workshops, alternative events and posters to the 10th conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science (CoLIS) held in Ljubljana, Slovenia June 16-19, 2019. Abstracts of full papers and short papers should be up to 500 words. Once accepted, full papers should be up to 5000 words, short research papers up to 3000 words. Full paper abstracts are given priority. All submissions should be in English the official language of the conference. All accepted full papers will have the opportunity to be published in the journal Information Research and will be indexed in Web of Science (Social Sciences Citation Index) and other important bibliographical databases. Conceptions of Library and Information Science (CoLIS) is a series of international conferences aiming to provide a broad forum for the exploration and exchange of ideas in the field of Library and Information Science, Information Studies, and related disciplines. It welcomes diverse contributions offering empirical, theoretical and historical perspectives. The 10th conference in the series is organized by the Department of Library and Information Science and Book Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. Deadline for abstract submission for all contribution types (apart from the Doctoral forum): January 10, 2019 Notifications of acceptance to authors: End of February, 2019 Deadline for full paper submissions: End of April, 2019 Deadline for submissions for Doctoral forum are due February 1, 2019 Questions regarding paper submissions including posters should be directed to Jonathan Furner (jfurner@ucla.edu) or Lyn Robinson (lyn@city.ac.uk). Questions regarding panels, workshops and other formats should be directed to Jenna Hartel (jenna.hartel@utoronto.ca) or Theresa Anderson (Theresa.Anderson@uts.edu.au) Questions regarding doctoral forum should be directed to Jack Andersen (jack.andersen@hum.ku.dk) or Tomaz Bartol (tomaz.bartol@bf.uni-lj.si) Questions about the conference should be sent to the conference chairs Maja Žumer (maja.zumer@ff.uni-lj.si) or Polona Vilar (polona.vilar@ff.uni-lj.si).
Conference Themes The theme of the conference is - as indicated in the name CoLIS - Conceptions (approaches, theories, etc.) of Library and Information Science (LIS). This concerns the well established LIS subfields, such as: Knowledge organization Knowledge management Library studies Information architecture Information behavior Information literacy and related literacies Interactive information retrieval Information systems Scholarly communication Bibliometrics, scientometrics, webometrics Interaction design and user experience Archival studies History and philosophy of information We welcome submissions on all aspects of the subject, including information science, information systems, library science, archives and records management, and digital humanities. Submissions Full papers The conference encourages the submission of high quality research papers that have not been previously published and are not under review for another conference or journal. Submissions are welcome in any of the topic areas indicated above. Submissions will be reviewed by the international programme committee on the basis of the originality of the research presented in relation to conference themes, clarity of presentation, the quality of the theoretical contribution made by the research, the validity and rigour of the methodology chosen, the significance of the results presented and the overall contribution to the understanding of conceptions of library and information science. Research papers should be submitted as a Word-document and contain at most 5000 words (references excluded). Please use the first author's surname as the filename. If you are submitting more than one paper add a number after the surname, e.g. smith1.doc, smith2.doc. The first page must contain the title of the paper, an abstract of not more than 250 words, and up to two broad topic areas. Please add up to four keywords of your own for specifying the content. Topic areas are necessary to ensure that your submission is reviewed by appropriate experts in your area of research. All submissions should be anonymous. No page should identify the authors or their affiliations. Authors who cite their previous work should refer to themselves in the third person, eg. "Newton and Einstein (1905) demonstrated that ".
Short papers Short papers should be submitted following the instructions for full research papers, but should contain at most 3000 words (references excluded). As a general rule short papers are used for presenting works in progress. Panels, workshops, and alternative events Proposals should include: Type of event Title of event/session Abstract: Approximately 1000 words Organizer(s): Names and affiliations of the organizers Length: Panels and alternative events are typically between 90 and 120 minutes in length. Workshops are either a half or full day. Participants: Expected/preferred number of participants Proposed format: Including draft schedule, explanation of how it will appeal to the audience. Purpose, goals and expected outcomes Value for R&D Special requests/equipment needs Proposals will be reviewed by the programme committee. Posters Posters are visual presentations of research in progress. They should be designed to be presented in a common room or circulation area, usually over a 90 minute period, during which participants circulate and talk to individual presenters in an informal manner. Poster submissions should consist of an extended abstract of maximum 1,000 words, emphasizing the research problem and methods used. How to submit Please use Easychair for all submissions except for doctoral forum (details for that are below). See submission deadlines above. Questions regarding submissions should be directed to the programme chairs or co-chairs of respective sections. For more information see the conference website: http://oddelki.ff.uni-lj.si/biblio/colis. CoLIS10 is also on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/colis10/) and twitter (@CoLIS2019).
Doctoral forum We invite doctoral students to a Doctoral Forum held in connection to the main conference CoLIS 10. The Doctoral Forum will take place on June 16, 2019, at the Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Objective The Doctoral Forum is intended to provide a setting for discussion of doctoral students' research projects with invited senior researchers and other participating students. The discussions will take place in a constructive spirit and a friendly atmosphere taking into consideration the diversity of contemporary LIS. A further objective is to act as a platform initiating international contacts between doctoral students as well as researchers that may enable future collaboration. Doctoral forum chairs Chairs: Jack Andersen (jack.andersen@hum.ku.dk), Tomaz Bartol (tomaz.bartol@bf.uni-lj.si) Location Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana, venue of the whole conference. Costs Participation is included in the main conference fee. How to apply Applications to the Doctoral Forum should consist of the following: Thesis Description: A thesis description of 1200-1500 words plus references. The description should include the working title, outline the research problem and theoretical framework, describe suggested methods, and give a description of your progress as well as a future work plan. Specifically include in your description problems you have encountered and would like to discuss at the doctoral forum or questions you would like to raise. Curriculum Vitae / Résumé: A short outline of earlier experiences of relevance for the Doctoral Forum (1-2 pages). A letter of recommendation from the supervisor. Formats: MS Word, Open Office, RTF or PDF Submissions should be submitted by email to Jack Andersen or Tomaž Bartol (contact details above). The e-mail's subject line should read: CoLIS Doctoral Forum Submission Submissions for Doctoral forum are due February 1, 2019.
Selection of participants The number of participating PhD students is restricted and the selection criteria will be based on the anticipated contribution to the workshop objectives. Examples of research themes and topics can be found on the CoLIS 10 website. Credits We recommend that students participating in the Doctoral Forum will be awarded 2 ECTS credits by their home department. Students are presented with a certificate upon completed participation in the Doctoral Forum.